wet, damp, dank, moist, humid mean covered or more or less soaked with liquid. wet usually implies saturation but may suggest a covering of a surface with water or something (such as paint) not yet dry.
// slipped on the wet pavement damp implies a slight or moderate absorption and often connotes an unpleasant degree of moisture.
// clothes will mildew if stored in a damp place dank implies a more distinctly disagreeable or unwholesome dampness.
// a prisoner in a cold, dank cell moist applies to what is slightly damp or not felt as dry.
// treat the injury with moist heat humid applies to the presence of much water vapor in the air.
// a hot, humid climate